Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, dijo que no quiere que lo “molesten” cuando se le preguntó sobre el número de muertos por covid-19 en Brasil este lunes. En un video publicado en su página de YouTube, Bolsonaro estaba hablando con la prensa y simpatizantes durante una visita a Guarujá
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing cuts in catches of cod and herring in the Baltic Sea to make sure both threatened stock and the region’s fishing fleet have a chance of survival. The sea off several of the EU’s northern member states has been suffering from pollution, high water temperatures and too
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Similar strike votes could come in a half-dozen other states against Kaiser, one of the nation’s largest health care providers. The
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Similar strike votes could come in a half-dozen other states against Kaiser, one of the nation’s largest health care providers. The
Continue Reading DENTON, Texas (AP) — Sexual assault charges have been dropped against a Texas woman who, as a child, had been rescued from a closet after suffering horrific abuse. Lauren Kavanaugh was indicted in 2019 on three counts of sexual assault of a child. Authorities said at the time that Kavanaugh admitted having sexual contact with
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — In what is becoming a common occurance, Russia has hit another record of daily coronavirus deaths as it faces a rapid surge of contagion amid lagging vaccination rates. Still, Kremlin authorities are adamant that there will be no new national lockdown. The government coronavirus task force reported
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — One man is dead and another is in serious condition after the utility terrain vehicle they were on overturned. The accident happened Sunday in Cape Girardeau County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 48-year-old John Baker of Cape Girardeau was driving a Polaris Razor UTV when it left the road
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is slightly downgrading its outlook for the global recovery from the pandemic recession, reflecting the persistence of supply chain disruptions in industrialized countries and deadly disparities in vaccination rates between rich and poor nations. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is slightly downgrading its outlook for the global recovery from the pandemic recession, reflecting the persistence of supply chain disruptions in industrialized countries and deadly disparities in vaccination rates between rich and poor nations. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF
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By Radina Gigova and Kara Fox, CNN The “increasingly likely” possibility of a massive oil spill from a decaying tanker stranded in the Red Sea could disrupt supplies of clean water to the equivalent of more than 9 million people, according to a new study. The FSO Safer tanker — which contains 1.1 million barrels of
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is weakening and risks are rising, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF on Tuesday slashed its 2021 growth forecast for the United States by one full percentage point to 6%, the biggest reduction suffered by any G7 economy in its
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un grupo de abogados climáticos ha instado a la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) a que investigue al presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, por sus supuestos ataques a la AmazonÃa, que según ellos equivalen a “crÃmenes contra la humanidad”. La organización austriaca sin ánimo de lucro AllRi presentó este martes una
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By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Terry McAuliffe and Virginia Democrats ahead of the November elections, the gubernatorial nominee announced on Tuesday. “The stakes are so huge,” McAuliffe said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “If people don’t understand, they come out in presidential years, but they have to come out in
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat is holding talks in Moscow on security issues including arms control and the situation in Afghanistan. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Moscow Monday on a three-day visit for talks that the U.S. State Department said would touch on a range
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Dopesick” is a major undertaking, exploring the opioid crisis from multiple angles, including the ground-level carnage inflicted by OxyContin addiction, Purdue Pharma’s inner workings and the government personnel seeking to combat it. Scattered in places, in its totality it’s an engrossing eight-part series, made more so by Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Esta variante delta podrÃa ser la última gran oleada de la pandemia de covid-19, pero ahora no es el momento de que EE.UU. se confÃe, ya que todavÃa tiene que seguir su curso, dijo un experto este lunes. “TodavÃa nos quedan un par de meses hasta que esta oleada delta
Continue ReadingBy EMILY RITTMAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Family members whose loved one was hit by two drivers as he left the Chiefs game on Sunday are pleading with witnesses of the deadly hit and run crash to come forward with information. When rain came pouring down at
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Pamela continues to strengthen as it moves along Mexico’s Pacific coast and could become a near-major hurricane before hitting somewhere near the port of Mazatlan Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela’s center was about 265 miles (430 kilometers) southwest of Mazatlan on Tuesday and it was moving north
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a 5-year, 30 billion-euro ($35 billion) investment plan for developing innovative technology, including small nuclear reactors, electric cars and greener airplanes. Macron said Tuesday that the goal of the state-funded France 2030 plan is to boost France’s economic growth over
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a 5-year, 30 billion-euro ($35 billion) investment plan for developing innovative technology, including small nuclear reactors, electric cars and greener airplanes. Macron said Tuesday that the goal of the state-funded France 2030 plan is to boost France’s economic growth over
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